James Kendall

James Kendall is the co-owner and editor of SOURCE. He’s been a music journalist since 1992 and spent over a decade travelling the globe covering dance music for DJmag. He’s interviewed a range of subjects from Bat For Lashes, Foals and James ‘LCD Soundsystem’ Murphy to Katie Price and the Sugababes. He’s a keen photographer and has work featured in The Guardian.

With appearances including the likes of Fabric, Sankey's, Glastonbury and Creamfields, Maxxi Soundsystem is hitting the bigtime as both producer and DJ. With a teasing, explosive 80s re-edit entitled 'Criticize', Maxxi Soundsystem finds himself immersed in the new frontiers of house music - exciting times.

Nick Ahlmark makes documentaries for channels as diverse as Vice's VBS, Al Jazeera and Al Gore's Current TV. His subject matter is equally varied, taking in art and photography, incest, technology and Vietnamese midwifery. Three years ago Arena magazine declared him one of a new wave of guerilla filmmakers and he hasn't stopped since.

{youtube}mzPd1DtBDhE{/youtube}When we caught the return of The Half Sisters at the Exquisite Noise Festival a few weeks ago we were blown away by how far they'd come. The charming naivity is still there but now comes with perfect harmonies and a more musical, but simple, sound. This live version of 'Sleepwalking' - recorded in their house last night - should give you an idea of what to expect. Next stop: Vogue Paris. Yes, really.

It's testament to how far Riki Tik has come recently that they'd even consider putting on live hip hop. Tonight's Kung Fu features not only local Rum Com hero Gi3MO but also London heavy hitters The I.R.S.

{youtube}4NDqFvUsDhI{/youtube}The new video from The Miserable Rich is astounding. To go with the ghost story theme of their new LP 'Miss You In The Days' opening single 'On A Certain Night' is a horror video from the hand of our cover photographer Kenny Mc Cracken. Watch it with the lights off.

We can't think of another city that would encourage artists, musicians and performers to run wild through the night. OK, maybe Amiens - the French town that came up with this whole Nuit Blanche idea and with whom Brighton has a great cross-cultural relationship now.

You've got to admire Playgroup for not rushing into things on their redesign of Hector's House. Now settled in, they've taken hammers to the place and The Blind Tiger has emerged - an understatedly stylish 300-capacity café bar, serving food in the day and providing the usual madcap Playgroup entertainment in the evening.

Winner of the Vegetarian Society award, Aloka is ideal for an upscale healthy meal in town. However you may want to do your homework about what to expect on the menu as well as allow time to soak in the experience.

A local photographer who has been bringing us consistently well-attended photography related talks for months, has assembled an unmissable panel of professionals to mark the one year anniversary of the talks. It's also a good chance to see what a great venue The Old Market is nowadays.

With her joyful DIY approach our ukelele girl has got it covered. A ray of sunshine every time we press play, Sophie Madeleine's second album 'The Rhythm You Started' has been brightening up what can only be described as a lacklustre summer.

Some times good things come out of bad luck. Brighton-based photography scholar Milo Belgrove was having a crappy summer even before he jumped off a sea wall and busted his leg. His trip to Syria to shoot youth portraits cancelled, he started looking for something keep himself occupied.

We have to admit that as we sent last August's issue to the printers, we panicked. Did anyone else care? Was anyone as worried about Brighton & Hove as us? Should we have just kept to pointing people to the best parties? But as soon as it hit the street it was obvious our Broken Brighton issue hit a nerve.

It was krautrock legend Damo Suzuki who made us realise that the two synth-playing drummers known as AK/DK were Brighton's best live band. The Brighton promoter thought that Ed Chivers and G Sowerby would be a good match and hooked them up for a gig at the Green Door Store.

{vimeo}24941078{/vimeo}Mirrors have been busy suit wearing boys this summer. They released the 'Look At Me' single and video, remixed Lady Gaga's 'Judas' and launched a branded tie with Gresham Blake. Fancy.

{vimeo}24875270{/vimeo}Skirts are one of the most exciting new Brighton bands to pop up this year. The two-piece have been knocking out quick songs and making videos just as swiftly to go with them. This one sees the Dallas Cowboys' famous cheerleaders jiggling to their future garage rock anthem 'Dance Into The Night'. There's loads more on their Vimeo channel. Loads of fun.

Brighton's premier pro skater, Amir Williams, has been tearing up the city for the last 13 years. He's recently picked up a new sponsor in the shape of Etnies and will be skating the Route One and Etnies demo at Hove Lagoon Skatepark. He also makes hip hop under the name Amirmortal.

If you were to fire an arrow randomly into the Brighton sky, chances are it'd return to earth stuck in a wall decorated by Aroe. Perhaps the longest serving member of the Brighton graffiti community (he started writing in 84), the Heavy Artillery member has had a hand in nearly all the big legal pieces around town, either through organising the work or painting it himself.

DJ Yoda loves his technology-based live show, Maxi Jazz is on his album - Benji Boko is heading for superstardom. On New Year's Eve he looked out over the expectant crowd, peered down at his mountain of complicated equipment and pressed the start button on what was the most important set of his life so far.

Brighton's worldwide reputation as an essential creative hub plays another trump card this month with the annual showcase of its eclectic and diverse array of fashion talent. Brighton Fashion Week has come a long way from the Brighton Frocks days of a single show in the Honey Club and now spans four days with catwalk struts for all tastes.

Teen Creeps is one of our favourite club nights in town. Great synth pop and electro soundtrack to a night of drinking and dancing with lovely people. A huge amount of fun whether you know the music or not, and the only place you can be guarenteed to hear 'I Ran' by A Flock Of Seagulls.

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year and winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize for his first novel 'Blackmoor', Brighton's hottest young novelist Edward Hogan talks about the process of writing and his new book 'The Hunger Trace'.

An enthusiastic crowd, dressed to the nines frequent 13 Monsters, playing out a timeless of mix of future classics to r'n'b stompers, yet always accessible and fun, we're never quite sure what to expect when we turn up.

Screenprints ahoy at the Octopus Gallery opposite St Peter's church sees talented local artist Rhys Wootten showing his works as well as international screenprint superstars Ron Donovan, Ken Taylor and Firehouse.

We chat to Kinema about their mutual love of r'n'b, disco grooves and cheesy christmas jumpers (well for this shoot anyway), and as it's nearly Christmas, the band have an exclusive download track for your listening pleasure, enjoy!

Stepping up to fill the dancing shoes that Sol left behind, Warehouse has it covered, with Burns, Alex Metric and Riton coming soon, and everyone's favourite newcomers Battery Powered, Brimmer and Blah Blah Blah DJs keeping us entertained all the while.

We were sad to announce The Telegraphs split a few issues back, so it is our great relief and excitement we caught up with Eager Teeth, a new amalgamation of four of Brighton's raddest bands melded into one awesome group.

JD Samson - formerly of Le Tigre - brought her jolly little electro pop trio down to the Prince Albert last night and James Kendall was there with his camera to capture the smiles, fun and lo-fi art aesthetic - including the first homemade cardboard donkey-and-carrot hat we've seen in ages.
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We chat to Declan Cassidy, one half of the innovative party-promoters Playgroup, the guys who brought us Playgroup festival, the Blind Tiger Speakeasy, not to mention their legendary indoor festival-in-a-club nights at Komedia.

'Electronic soul music that means business' sums up the sounds of rising stars Mirrors. We chat to singer James and keyboardist Ali about musical influences, their DIY aesthetics and forthcoming single.

The fallout from Beachdown is still being felt. We got hold of director Joe Pidgeon for (some, but not many) answers. We also give you the name and contact details of the people who might - might - give you some money back, at some point. Don't hold your breath.

"I wanted to write songs that were more relevant to the time we're living," says the politically passionate and pro-active artist. The Agitator shakes things up, singing songs for the uncertain times we live in - oppression of rights, banks going bust and shallow governments. It's a call for change, from the people, for the people.

After a quick survey of everyone in the whole bloody world we can confirm that a Sunday roast is the best meal of the week. On this note, we feast our way through some of Brighton's finest pub roasts to make that hungover Sunday trek around town for comfort food that little bit easier.

Compared to summer, autumn sucks. But the very fine silver lining on the massive storm clouds is that it's time to go shopping for scarves. We're not expecting to find one with a hood - a hood! a bloody hood!

Natasha Khan has been on a voyage and come back with an album. Unlike the journey that produced her Mercury Prize-nominated debut Fur And Gold, this one happened outside her own head, away from the comfort of her bed. Two Suns sees Bat For Lashes move away from the imaginary world of wizards and dreams of horses, headdresses and being the chosen one, but it's every bit as magical.

Zoingimage is the new photography shop brightening up Sydney Street with its bright blue fascia. And it's just as cheerful inside, thanks to the owner Serge's helpful, friendly advice and his cute mini canvases.

Models are all anorexic giraffes, so you'd think that being tall and slim would make shopping a breeze. Well, no, actually. Most of the high street only seems to want to cater for a small band of 'average' women.

My partner Edric and I had just launched our debut single with a party that had us rifling through our collections for the records we thought best represented our musical outlook. Old, new, obscure, anthemic, miserable, euphoric;- as long as it had informed our tastes - it was in.